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Originally Posted By Lynda

Well, my nieghbor called and talked to the girls social worker in Florida. It seems that she and her supervisor feel the best way for us to do this is for my neighbor to adopt both girls and once everything is set and she (my nieghbor) is the girls legal guardian for us to seek an attorney and legally have the 2 year old's guardianship turned over to my husband and I.
It seems that the reason we have to do it this way is because the court appointed guardian is pushing for the girls to remain in Florida and be adopted there.

It has already been said that if my nieghbor and I were relatives there would not be a problem with placing the girls seperately. The family has first rights to the children.

Because my husband and I are not related to the girls the social workers feel the court appointed guardian will use this in the court to try to keep the girls in Florida. If my nieghbor adopts both girls she will have no fight. The social workers think it's best to get the girls to NY however we can and get this court appointed guardian out of the picture.

I really hope things work out as we have planned... I'm just really surprised that the social workers have suggested this. I think that they agree that it's in the 2 year olds best interest to be with my husband and I. My nieghbor has a 7 1/2 year old girl and my husband and I have a 6 year old girl that can't wait to be big sisters! They are already very close and they feel that adopting these 2 little girls will make them more like sisters!!!

Thanks for listening to me ramble! I'll keep you updated. Lynda in NY